The Daily Rant: Green Acres Is The Place To Be, Solar Living Is The Life For Me

Monday, November 05, 2007

Green Acres Is The Place To Be, Solar Living Is The Life For Me

Ed and I recently visited the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California. Dedicated to environmental education, they teach you how you can help the environment by reducing waste in every area of your life.

They teach living "green" in their seminars on straw bale home construction, making bio-diesel, using energy efficient lighting, water purification systems, installing solar panels on your home, using composting toilets, etc.

Ed is very interested in all aspects of this kind of living and with some things, I'm right there with him, but I definitely draw the line at these.

1 comment:

Sauntering Soul said...: Ewwwww, reusable pads. No way. I could not go there either.; 11/08/2007 11:43 AM

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